Hacker infects 18,000 "script kiddies" with fake malware builder (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
from IllNess@infosec.pub to securitynews@infosec.pub on 25 Jan 2025 06:03
https://infosec.pub/post/22834969

The CloudSEK researchers disrupted the botnet by utilizing hard-coded API tokens and a built-in kill switch to uninstall the malware from infected devices.

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blakenong@lemmings.world on 25 Jan 2025 07:20 next collapse

That’s hilarious.

xep@fedia.io on 25 Jan 2025 07:50 next collapse

He's giving them a free lesson.

Comment105@lemm.ee on 25 Jan 2025 09:30 collapse

No the script kiddies got infected, thus rendering them hackless normies, and the problem is solved.

Maeve@kbin.earth on 25 Jan 2025 08:08 collapse

Weeding the wheat from the chaff?